2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 8 March 2025.

Women's 400 metres
at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueOmnisport Apeldoorn[1]
LocationApeldoorn, Netherlands
Dates7 March 2025 (round 1 and semi-finals)
8 March 2025 (final)
← 2023

Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.

Background

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Before 2025, the women's 400 metres had been contested 37 times at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.[2][3] Femke Bol of the Netherlands is the world and European record holder with a time of 49.17 s set in 2024.[4] The championship record of 49.59 s was set by Jarmila Kratochvílová of the Czech Republic in 1982.[3] Bol is also the 2023 champion.[3]

Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[4]   Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 Glasgow, United Kingdom 2 March 2024
European record[4]
Championship record[3]   Jarmila Kratochvílová (CZE) 49.59 Milan, Italy 7 March 1982

Qualification

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For the women's 400 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 52.10 s indoors or 50.70 s outdoor or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 30 athletes.[5]

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 11:55 (UTC+1) in the morning.[6]

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March, starting at 19:58 (UTC+1) in the evening.[6]

Final

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The final is scheduled for 8 March, starting at 21:50 (UTC+1) in the evening.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "European Athletics Indoor Championships – 400m Women – Final – Results", European Athletics, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Ratified: world indoor records for Charlton, Holloway, Jones and Bol", World Athletics, 10 June 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.